DOWNLOADS: Products And Services

Channel Tracking Service (Proposal)

Macarthur Stroud International is focussed on supporting the IT marketing strategies of vendors, developing research and consulting products that help ensure optimal returns on selling costs.

Developing the business opportunity for wireless solution innovation in the NHS

In implementing the strategic plan “Information for Health” the NHS in the UK has invested more than £1billion in electronic systems for health and patient records (EPR/EHR).efficiency of the NHS.

Document Output Management Service - Management Summary

Outline of Document Output Management Service, analysing the demand for document and output services

Macarthur Stroud Symposia - April 2006

Managing and securing data in the modern business. Tuesday 4th April 2006 Radisson Edwardian, Heathrow Thursday 6th April 2006 Old Trafford, Manchester

On Demand Services - Unique Business Development Programme

This programme has been developed for vendors operating in fast moving IT and Electronic Product sectors. It delivers an added value marketing option to vendors and their channel partners.

DOWNLOADS: White Papers

Archiving Data - Protecting your Information Assets

Protecting your Information Assets, Content Management Systems are shaping the processes, Including all information assets, Using ILM as a way forward

Building the Customer Relationship - Value added services

Working with channel partners

Business Case for Storage Networking

Data Protection - Setting Service Level Objectives

Setting Service Level Objectives, Defining the terms, Defining the operational goals, Building the practices to support the business goals

Disaster Recovery Management Summary

As business is dependent on the information systems to operate and support their operational and strategic requirements, the need to ensure that information is always available becomes an imperative.

Establishing an Information Security Policy

Information management including the system infrastructure and content management. Selecting the options and setting the priorities

FCIA-E White Paper

Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. Where these designations appear in this publication, and the Fibre Channel Industry Association - Europe was aware of a trademark claim, then this is fully acknowledged.

Grid Storage

Information Lifecycle Management

Today, managing the growing…., Information security policies and practices, A process for information governance

Information Management - An Information Security Policy

In the IT domain security usually means access control, Shaping out Information Lifecycle Management, Securing the information assets

Information Management - How to secure data

Data security, Keeping data for the long term, Securing data at rest

IP Storage

Keeping Data Honest - Risks and the route forward

Recognising risks are real, Establishing a route forward, Building blocks of an Information Security strategy

Leveraging Technology - Containing the costs

Containing and reducing costs are today’s management challenges. Disk Array and network developments, Evolving software and services

Maintaining Digital Information - Legal Issues

Considering the legal implications of information storage

Managing Information Assets

Managing Information Resources - Supporting sound Business Governance

Recognising the assets of a company, Managing the storage resources, Securing the operational risk

Managing the Information Assets - The CIO’s role

The CIO’s role, Evolving role of the CIO, Impact of regulations and compliance, Manager of the information assets

Managing the Storage Architecture

Management Summary - Storage Management

Managing the Storage Environment - Evaluating the storage resources

Evaluating the storage resources, Containing management costs, Identifying areas where benefits can be realised, Shaping out Information Lifecycle Management, Information lifecycle – the basis for data management

Multiprotocol Routing

Optical Storage

Preserving Documents Forever

This white paper discusses the needs for archive storage. The characteristics for archive storage can be defined as the preservation of documents for an indeterminate time in the future and the guaranteed ability to access these documents, as business needs and operational practices dictate.

Rules of Corporate Governance - Implications

Setting the IT Agenda, Profiling the operational needs, The data protection solution, Storage and IT Consolidation

Securing Data Resources - Knowing what to secure

Knowing what to secure, Data in distributed offices and on mobile devices, Security, Evaluating the risk

Securing Information

Securing your Storage - Policies to establish a managed infrastructure

Containing costs and reducing the risk, Managing the resources, Protecting the data and securing the business operations

Security and Data Encryption

Data security is major concern, Recognising the risk, Selecting an encryption process, Selecting what to encrypt

Selling the Solution - Identifying the need

Solution selling is the mantra expressed by all resellers and supplier, Understand the business environment into which the solution will fit, We all look for the short cut to success

Setting the IT Agenda - Keeping the business operational

Profiling the operational needs, The data protection solution, Storage and IT Consolidation

Storage Management

Storage Management - Beyond backup and restore

Firming your storage policies, Managing the resources,Protecting the data and securing the business operations

Storage Market Trends (IIR)

Macarthur Stroud International is a Marketing and Research Consultancy focused on the technology markets with the objective to deliver operational results to its clients.

Storage Networking - Reaching across the data centres

First phase of consolidation, Second phase of consolidation, Supporting services across the network

Storage Networking Article

The explosive growth in information stored across the internet and our computer systems leads to the questions - where is it coming from and where is it being stored?

System Management - The second wave of consolidation

The second wave of consolidation, Management policies must be established, Facing the challenges of the second phase of consolidation

Taming Complexity

Simplicity manages and masks complexity. But who sees or…………

Utility Storage

Virtualisation - What does it mean?

What is virtualisation, Virtualising storage, Technology for developing systems